Les Paul love - show them please

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This is an R9 I had, briefly. But honestly, it sounded like crap so I returned it. I much preferred my Customs.

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FourT6and2":2u5trm9h said:
This is an R9 I had, briefly. But honestly, it sounded like crap so I returned it. I much preferred my Customs.

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That's sad because it is a great looking guitar...
 
IndyWS6":3tcql9ug said:
FourT6and2":3tcql9ug said:
This is an R9 I had, briefly. But honestly, it sounded like crap so I returned it. I much preferred my Customs.

r9_2_by_haftelm-d5ltgf0.jpg
That's sad because it is a great looking guitar...

Yeah it was beautiful to look at. But it was just thin and harsh and lifeless. I tried a pickup/electronics swap. But that didn't change anything. My customs (Norlins, even) sound massively thick and raunchy and authoritative and still have a sweetness to them. I that that R9 would have sounded better than it did, given how people talk about Historics.
 
There's a lot of cheap Chinese knock-off bursts in this thread pretending to be Gibson Les Pauls...... :gethim:

















:hys:
 
I bought a faulty toaster one time. Kept burning my fucking toast and would eject the bread. Took it back and got another one. Best toaster ever.
 
I'm a big fan of toast. I smear it with butter and a variety of jams and marmalades - it really brings out the flavour in the grains.
 
rlord1974":2nkcei2s said:
I'm a big fan of toast. I smear it with butter and a variety of jams and marmalades - it really brings out the flavour in the grains.

Since being in Greece, it's honey for me. I feel like Pooh.
 
Hey, this is a serious subject... Knock it off!!

Preserves are best.... Got those chuncks 'o fruit in there... Mmmmm Mm!
 
I was going through some of my stuff tonight, saw one of my Les Pauls and remembered this thread. I thought I would grab three of my Customs and snap a few quick pics to post up. Lousy camera phone, even lousier lighting - my apologies.

2002 Les Paul Custom, Ebony finish

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1978 Les Paul Custom, Natural finish

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2011 Les Paul Custom, Alpine White finish

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Together.....

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That white one on the right is sweet. I had one on hold at a local shop as an over the phone deal. I got there and cancelled it. It had so many issues that QC should have caught and didn't that it probably should have been a second. Binding issues were one of the biggest flaws. Needless to say I was quite bummed. I will find one that is sweet one day.
 
ibenhad":1e40ocn2 said:
That white one on the right is sweet. I had one on hold at a local shop as an over the phone deal. I got there and cancelled it. It had so many issues that QC should have caught and didn't that it probably should have been a second. Binding issues were one of the biggest flaws. Needless to say I was quite bummed. I will find one that is sweet one day.

Just got my Blue custom this last Friday and i`m very disappointed in the QC!!!!

What`s with the binding issues? Nothing is leveled, you feel the gap everywhere. Unacceptable on a $4000 guitar. I have an `02 Dean Cadillac 25th and man is that guitar on a pro level. Everything is perfect, you cannot feel the binding anywhere.

Just wrote a memo to my salesman stating my issues with the guitar.

Might return it damn it, i`m bummed about it.

:cry:
 
BackCrack":3qb08qnk said:
Lots of cool Lesters in here. Right on!!
Nico":3qb08qnk said:
That replica is a Tom Bartlett 59.
If you're referring to mine, it's not a Bartlett.
Right continent, wrong country.
Why would the builder want to stay anonymous? Is this just a one off and he doesn't want to build more guitars? Does he not want my money? :confused:

Also, you got any clips of that bad boy? :rock:
 
I've just got this one at the moment.

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2001 standard raw power. Pickups replaced with bare knuckle black dogs.
 
Just got this one from Brad King. Been wanting one for years!!!




Yeah....so I like black guitars
 
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